Related Posts
How is CG Invent?
Additional Posts in Consulting
I was laid off during Deloitte‘s mass layoff in July of last year. I have worked as an independent contractor since and projects haven’t been consistent at the client I’m working for. I’m looking to get back into a big firm and was seeing if anyone would be able to refer me or help get my foot in the door. I was a business analyst for 1.5 years at Deloitte and have several years of additional experience which I’d be more than happy to share.
How do you switch practices?
Only 2 more days till Consultant Friday!!
Did the wsj pwc layoff article ever happen
New to Fishbowl?
unlock all discussions on Fishbowl.
For sure. Majority of consulting can be prepped for prior to joining
Frameworks and underlying activities, Getting familiar with consulting process including SOW, scope, etc., Foundation level excel, & Decks with useful templates, icons, and designs.
Depends on level, but Excel/PPT are not that important (or complicated for that matter). Useful skills are mostly soft skills: relationship building, influencing, storytelling, etc. But again, depends on your level (skills needed to be a successful consultant are very different from the ones you’ll need at the SM level)
Not sure if that’s necessary... IMO you can learn on the job quickly with the right coaching and mentorship
Although I will say the big firms to a great job of training college and experienced hires as part of the new hire process
Agreed. The company EH is joining should have a strong on boarding process. Without it, even if you have the right skill set, EH will sink
Yes! I still don’t have basic ppt/excel skills and it’s embarrassing.
No. I'm only in consulting because no one else offered me a job.
Deloitte has pretty decent new hire training through craft. Do external hires not get this?
A few things that haven’t been mentioned:
- executive level interviewing
- how to prep for and run workshops
- building pricing models
- proposal development
- sales process
- how to build and staff your team
There’re many online tutorials to learn Excel. As for PPT, either check your company’s training repository or also find trainings online
I learned on the job or had others on the project help with some of the analysis.
Thanks this is helpful. I didn’t find the best mentors in my early days though. Besides excel and ppt, what other skills do you think an EH needs to hit the ground running.
Understanding the structure of consulting and responsibilities. I was told I didn’t need to go to new hire training- which was great for branding and networking.
I wouldn’t have taken a course, but I was eagerly googling any books to read as prep